Probation Service: Employment

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many people were employed by  (a) Durham and  (b) Teesside probation areas on 31 December 2009;
	(2)  how many people were employed by Durham Tees Valley Probation Trust on 30 June 2010.

Crispin Blunt: The total staff in post for Durham Probation Area on 31 December 2009 was 268.65 FTE (full-time equivalent), and for Teesside Probation Area this was 292.06 FTE.
	The total staff in post in Durham Tees Valley Probation Trust on 30 June 2010 was 572.27 FTE (full-time equivalent).